If **Alexander Wang’**s tough-edged nocturnal rock chick has a polar opposite, she was alive and well at Altuzarra. Separated by a mere three hours in tonight’s New York Fashion Week schedule, the two were worlds apart—a juxtaposition that was epitomized by model-of-the-moment **Anna Ewers’**s turns at both shows: Clad in one of Wang’s reflective black bomber jackets, the German-stunner’s Bardot-like beauty was obstructed by her lank downtown underground hair; but when Ewers re-emerged on **Joseph Altuzarra’**s runway, she was transformed in a pale pink arctic fox coat, matching crepe ruffle skirt, and, quite possibly, the most imminently wantable hair and makeup we’ve seen on the runway this weekend.

“We didn’t want [the girls] to look like they had just got out of the bath,” said backstage hairstylist Odile Gilbert with a twinkle of the premeditated move towards refinement. Altuzarra’s collection, after all, was inspired in part by ‘taking pleasure in dressing up.’ Gilbert was finger-combing the hair with Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream and diffusing it before pulling the lengths back into a flat, low-laying updo that had been folded over itself in panels and secured with pins to ensure there was “no bump” in sight. Rather than overtly steamy or sexy, it looked organic and elegant, especially when worn with the designer’s white, Chantilly lace high-collar embellishments and black velvet chokers that elongated models’ necks.

The makeup was also a return to classically pretty techniques. “I want everything to feel subtle,” Tom Pecheux explained of the contrast he created with matte skin and icy, muted-pastel lids courtesy of a single MAC eye palette. Using his fingers, Pecheux blended creamy shades of copper and slate together in the center of both the upper and lower lash lines with a glossy purple pigment. He finished by dabbing a sheer gray eyeshadow across lips, which translated to a cool off-kilter (but wearable) pink, culminating in a version of pure, simple femininity that felt downright refreshing.